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Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide–A Review

March 3, 2015 by Donna No Comments

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. (Unless the woodpecker is drumming a hole into your garage,...

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Flying Dinosaurs: A Review by a Triceratops Fan

February 3, 2015 by Donna 1 Comment

My knowledge of dinosaurs started and stopped with Jurassic Park (the movie, not the theme park), Patrick’s Dinosaurs, a charming book my daughter read in grade school,...

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Washashore by Suzanne Goldsmith

January 30, 2015 by Carrie 2 Comments

The early teen years are prime time for kids to adopt environmentalism as a cause. The human sense of fairness and empathy is strongly...

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Back to Forest Park – and a Review of the Opticron Natura BGA

January 23, 2015 by Carrie No Comments

I was feeling fairly disheartened. My big year, after starting off with an incredible rarity, had fizzled. A literal wild goose chase had led...

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ABA Field Guides to Birds of Colorado and Florida

January 6, 2015 by Donna 1 Comment

I was birding one of my favorite places yesterday, Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Palm Beach County, Florida, and, as generally happens, people were asking me...

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The Warbler Guide App: A Review by an App-loving Birder

December 19, 2014 by Donna 6 Comments

In the beginning, birding apps were all about sound—bird songs, bird calls. And it was good and convenient, especially during spring migration. The text...